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Growth and Development

Commentary: Three Decades Later, What the American Food System Still Needs

Joe Belden and Ferd Hoefner · Apr 7, 2020

Since 1986, when the first edition of the book Dirt Rich, Dirt Poor was published, we’ve seen some positive developments like the growth of organic farming and more emphasis on sustainability. But many of the problems of 1986 remain.

Analysis: National Monuments Drive Economic Growth in American West

Jim Palardy · Mar 20, 2020

Land protection boosts local business and job creation, a new study finds.

Coronavirus

A Census Worker Reflects: The Right to Privacy When Nature Calls

Donna Kallner · Mar 19, 2020

The U.S. Census has suspended field operations for the time being because of COVID-19. Northern Wisconsin Census field worker Donna Kallner says finding a place to answer nature's call was as difficult as finding hand sanitizer.

Rural Economy

Permanent Funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund Could Benefit Rural Areas

Bryce Oates · Mar 12, 2020

The Great American Outdoors Act would fully fund a source of support for development of parks and other outdoor amenities in thousands of communities.

Growth and Development

Letter from Langdon: A Tale of Two Towns

Richard Oswald · Feb 21, 2020

Just miles apart, Rock Port, Missouri, and Auburn, Nebraska, share a common past. Will they share a common future?

Growth and Development

Opinion: Rural Needs a Positive Vision to Survive and Thrive

Bill Patrie · Feb 12, 2020

More people than ever need opportunities that rural America can provide. It's up to those who love those communities to welcome the next generations of rural Americans.

Growth and Development

Frontier Communities Get a New Advocate

Bryce Oates · Jan 23, 2020

Stacey Cox, the new director of the National Center for Frontier Communities, wants to focus on building resilience and delivering resources. Frontier regions constitute nearly half of the nation's land area but only 2 percent of its…

Growth and Development

Commentary: Making Our Towns Better Places to Live

Scott Thompson · Jan 10, 2020

A holistic approach to community development means looking beyond strict economics to other factors that sustain rural communities.

Health

Commentary: Successful Rural Development Means Fighting Addiction

Hilda Legg · Dec 15, 2019

Rural communities cannot thrive when addiction eats away at their foundations, says Kentucky’s state director of USDA Rural Development.

Growth and Development

Analysis: Rural Development Through Collaboration and Leadership

Stuart Rosenfeld · Nov 29, 2019

People and relationships may be some of the biggest assets of small cities and rural areas. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is looking for ways to help communities build stronger economies based on these strengths.

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